Natsume Inc.

This article is about the American video game company. For the Japanese company, see Natsume Atari.

Natsume Inc. is an American video game publisher. Originally established as an American division of Natsume Co., Ltd. in 1988, it split from its parent company in 1995 to become an independent publisher.

Natsume

Company type	Privately held company
Industry	Video game
Founded	May 1988; 36 years ago (1988-05)
Headquarters	Burlingame, California, United States[1]
Key people	Hiro Maekawa (President) Taka Maekawa (President, Natsume Inc Japan)
Products	Harvest Moon Reel Fishing River King
Website	www.natsume.com

Natsume Inc. is located in Burlingame, California.^[1] It is best known for publishing unique, family-oriented niche games, such as Harvest Moon and Reel Fishing. In 2013, Natsume Inc. inaugurated a Japanese division called Natsume Inc. Japan with no connection to its former parent company, Natsume Atari.^[2]

History

Natsume Inc. was originally established as an American division of Natsume Co., Ltd. in San Francisco, California in May 1988.^[3]

From the end of the Super NES era up until late 2014, Natsume Inc. was known for publishing the Story of Seasons games in North America under the title of Harvest Moon. The last game in the series it published was Harvest Moon: A New Beginning for the Nintendo 3DS. In 2015, the developer of the series, Marvelous AQL, brought the next game in the series, Story of Seasons, to North America with its own US branch, Xseed Games, ending the relationship it had with Natsume. Since then, Natsume Inc. has released its own games under the Harvest Moon name, starting with Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley,^[4] continuing with Harvest Moon: Seeds of Memories and Harvest Moon: Skytree Village. In 2013, Natsume Inc. opened up a development studio of its own, named Natsume Inc. Japan.^[2]

Natsume Inc. has also operated an eBay shop, selling copies of older games sealed in their original packaging, collected from storage at its offices. At auction, the company sold a sealed copy of Pocky & Rocky for over $1,600.^[5]

Works

These are games published by Natsume Inc. and/or developed by its subsidiary in Japan after becoming independent from Natsume Co., Ltd.

Most of these games were only published by Natsume in North America, although some reached Europe under the Natsume name through distribution deals with European companies, and some digital releases were self-published by Natsume in Europe.

Year	Title	Developer	Platforms(s)	Ref.
1995	Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals	Neverland	SNES
1996	Casper	Bonsai Entertainment	Game Boy
	Casper	Imagineering	SNES
	Harvest Moon	Amccus	SNES
	Highway 2000	Genki	Sega Saturn
	Virtual Casino	Digital Factory	Sega Saturn
	Reel Fishing	Victor Interactive Software	PlayStation
1997	Harvest Moon GB	Victor Interactive Software	Game Boy
	Legend of the River King	Victor Interactive Software	Game Boy
1998	Lode Runner	Presage Software	PlayStation
	Puzzle Bobble 4	Taito	PlayStation
1999	Harvest Moon 64	Victor Interactive Software	Nintendo 64
	Harvest Moon 2 GBC	Victor Interactive Software	Game Boy Color
	Harvest Moon: Back to Nature	Victor Interactive Software	PlayStation
	Hole in One Golf	Natsume Co., Ltd.	Game Boy Color
	Legend of the River King	Victor Interactive Software	Game Boy Color
	Legend of the River King 2	Tose	Game Boy Color
2000	Harvest Moon 3 GBC	Victor Interactive Software	Game Boy Color
	Reel Fishing II	Victor Interactive Software	PlayStation
	Turnabout	Artdink	PlayStation
2001	BursTrick: Wake Boarding!!	Metro Corporation	PlayStation
	Car Battler Joe	Ancient	Game Boy Advance
	Metropolismania	Indi	PlayStation 2
	Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland	Victor Interactive Software	PlayStation 2
	Lufia: The Legend Returns	Neveland/Natsume Co., Ltd.	Game Boy Color
	Pocky & Rocky with Becky	Altron	Game Boy Advance
	Skydiving Extreme	Metro Corporation	PlayStation
2002	Chulip	Punchline	PlayStation 2
	Gekioh Shooting King	Warashi	PlayStation
	Medabots	Natsume Co., Ltd.	Game Boy Advance
	Medabots AX: Metabee/Rokusho Version	Natsume Co., Ltd.	Game Boy Advance
2003	Blockids	Athena	PlayStation
	CIMA: The Enemy	Neverland	Game Boy Advance
	Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life	Marvelous Entertainment	PlayStation 2, GameCube
	Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town	Marvelous Entertainment	Game Boy Advance
	Harvest Moon: More Friends of Mineral Town	Marvelous Entertainment	Game Boy Advance
	Medabots Infinity	Natsume Co., Ltd.	GameCube
	Reel Fishing III	Victor Interactive Software	PlayStation 2
2004	Finny the Fish & the Seven Waters	SCEI	PlayStation 2
2005	Harvest Moon: Another Wonderful Life	Marvelous Entertainment	GameCube
	Harvest Moon DS	Marvelous Entertainment	Nintendo DS
	Harvest Moon DS Cute	Marvelous Entertainment	Nintendo DS
	Harvest Moon: Magical Melody	Marvelous Entertainment	GameCube
	Harvest Moon: Back to Nature	Victor Interactive Software	PlayStation Portable
	Reel Fishing: The Great Outdoors	Natsume Inc.	PlayStation Portable
	River King: A Wonderful Journey	Marvelous Entertainment	PlayStation 2
2006	Ruff Trigger: The Vanocore Conspiracy	Playstos Entertainment	PlayStation 2
	Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon	Neverland	Nintendo DS
	Freedom Wings	Taito	Nintendo DS
	Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon	ArtePiazza	PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable
	Metropolismania 2	Indi	PlayStation 2
	Captain Tsubasa	Namco Bandai Games	PlayStation 2
2007	Hi Hamtaro! Little Hamsters Big Adventure	AlphaDream/Marvelous Entertainment	Nintendo DS
	Harvest Moon DS: Island of Happiness	Marvelous Entertainment	Nintendo DS
	Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility	Marvelous Entertainment	Wii
	River King: Mystic Valley	Marvelous Entertainment	Nintendo DS
	Puzzle de Harvest Moon	Platinum-Egg Inc.	Nintendo DS
2008	Adventures to Go	Global A Entertainment	PlayStation Portable	[6]
	Afrika	Rhino Studios	PlayStation 3
	Harvest Moon DS: Grand Bazaar	Marvelous Entertainment	Nintendo DS
	Harvest Moon DS: Sunshine Islands	Marvelous Entertainment	Nintendo DS
	Harvest Moon: Animal Parade	Marvelous Entertainment	Wii
	Princess Debut	Cave	Nintendo DS
	Rune Factory 2: A Fantasy Harvest Moon	Neverland	Nintendo DS
2009	Harvest Moon: Frantic Farming	Platinum-Egg	Nintendo DS, iOS	[7]
	Rune Factory 3: A Fantasy Harvest Moon	Neverland	Nintendo DS	[8]
	Reel Fishing Angler's Dream	SIMS	Wii	[9]
	Reel Fishing Challenge	SIMS	Wii	[10]
	Harvest Moon: My Little Shop	h.a.n.d.	Wii	[11]
	Moki Moki	Natsume Co., Ltd.	Wii	[12]
	Animal Kingdom: Wildlife Expedition	Natsume Co., Ltd.	Wii	[13]
2010	Cheer we Go	Natsume Co., Ltd.	Nintendo DS, iOS	[14]
	Harvest Moon: Hero of Leaf Valley	Marvelous Entertainment	PlayStation Portable	[15]
	Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Towns	Marvelous Entertainment	Nintendo DS	[16]
	Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals	Neverland/Square Enix	Nintendo DS	[17]
	Reel Fishing Challenge II	Natsume Inc.	Wii	[18]
	Witch's Wish	Yuke's	Nintendo DS	[19]
2011	Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny	Neverland	PlayStation 3	[20]
	Reel Fishing Paradise 3D	Natsume	Nintendo 3DS	[21]
	Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Towns	Marvelous Entertainment	Nintendo 3DS	[22]
	Gabrielle's Ghostly Groove 3D	Natsume	Nintendo 3DS	[23]
2012	Gabrielle's Monster Match	Santa Entertainment	iOS	[24]
	Harvest Moon 3D: A New Beginning	Marvelous AQL	Nintendo 3DS	[25]
	Mystic Chronicles	Kemco	PlayStation Portable	[26]
2013	Carnage Heart EXA	Artdink	PlayStation Portable	[27]
	Reel Fishing Pocket	Natsume Co., Ltd.	iOS	[28]
	Gabrielle's Zombie Attack	Natsume Inc.	iOS	[28]
	Yumi's Odd Odyssey	Studio Sainenzen	Nintendo 3DS	[29]
	Hometown Story	Hyde Inc/Toybox Inc	Nintendo 3DS, iOS	[30]
2014	Gabrielle's Sweet Defense	Nikukyu Co Ltd	iOS	[28]
	Gabrielle's Monstrous Duel	Natsume Inc.	iOS	[31]
	Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley	Tabot Inc.	Nintendo 3DS	[32]
	Hometown Story Pocket	Natsume Inc.	iOS	[33]
	Gotcha Racing	Arc System Works	Nintendo 3DS	[34]
2015	Brave Tank Hero	Arc System Works	Nintendo 3DS, Wii U	[35]
2016	Harvest Moon: Seeds of Memories	Natsume Inc.	iOS	[36]
	Harvest Moon: Skytree Village	Tabot, AJP Games	Nintendo 3DS	[37]
	River City: Rival Showdown	Arc System Works, Aplus	Nintendo 3DS	[38]
	Super Strike Beach Volleyball	Arc System Works	Nintendo 3DS	[39]
	Wild Guns Reloaded	Natsume Atari	Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows	[40]
2017	Harvest Moon: Light of Hope	Tabot, Inc.	Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, Android, iOS, Xbox One	[41][42]
	River City: Knights of Justice	Avit-Niigata	Nintendo 3DS	[43]
2019	Ninja Climb	Lit A.F. Games	iOS	[28]
	Reel Fishing: Road Trip Adventure	Natsume Inc., Tachyon	Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows	[44]
	Harvest Moon: Mad Dash	Appci	PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Windows, Xbox One	[45]
2020	Cosmic Defenders	Fiery Squirrel	Nintendo Switch	[46]
	Legends of Ethernal	Lucid Dreams Studio	Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One	[47]
2021	ConnecTank	Yummy Yummy Tummy, Tamatin Entertainment	Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S	[48]
	Harvest Moon: One World	Appci, Natsume Inc.	Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One	[49]
2022	Pocky & Rocky Reshrined	Natsume Atari	Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox Series X/S	[50]
2023	Harvest Moon: The Winds of Anthos	Appci, Natsume Inc.	Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S	[51]
2024	Harvest Moon: Home Sweet Home	Natsume Inc.	Android, iOS	[52]
	Reel Fishing: Days of Summer	Natsume Inc.	Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox Series X/S	[53]

References

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2. "NATSUME INC. ANNOUNCES NEW OFFICE OPENING IN JAPAN" (PDF). Natsume.com. Retrieved 2017-08-10.
3. "History - Natsume Atari". www.natsumeatari.co.jp. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
4. "Harvest Moon And Beyond, What's Next For Natsume?". March 18, 2015.
5. "Classic game publisher cleans out its closet, makes thousands on eBay". Ars Technica. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
6. "Adventures to Go". IGN. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
7. Dillard, Corbie (2009-08-08). "Harvest Moon: Frantic Farming Coming to DS in August". Nintendo Life. Gamer Network. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
8. "Rune Factory 3: A Fantasy Harvest Moon – Natsume Inc". Natsume Inc. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
9. "Reel Wii Motion! Reel Fun!". Natsume Inc. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
10. Marcel van Duyn (2009-06-29). "Nintendo Download: Fantasies, Fishing, Warfare, Reversi and Sudoku (US)". Nintendo Life. Gamer Network. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
11. "Harvest Moon comes to WiiWare!". Natsume Inc. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
12. "Moki Moki". IGN. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
13. "Animal Kingdom: Wildlife Expedition". IGN. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
14. "We Got Spirit! How About YOU?". Natsume Inc. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
15. Sahdev, Ishaan (2010-10-15). "Natsume Ready Harvest Moon: Hero of Leaf Valley". Siliconera. Gamurs. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
16. Newton, James (2011-04-07). "Harvest Moon: A Tale of Two Towns Coming to DS and 3DS". Nintendo Life. Gamer Network. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
17. "Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals – Home". Natsume Inc. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
18. "Prepare to be Hooked by Reel Fishing Challenge II!". Natsume Inc. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
19. "A Spellbinding Adventure!". Natsume Inc. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
20. "An Ocean of Possibilities!". Natsume Inc. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
21. Sahdev, Ishaan (2011-02-17). "Natsume's First Nintendo 3DS Game Is Reel Fishing Paradise 3D". Siliconera. Gamurs. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
22. "Trouble Boils Over in a Rural Rivalry!". Natsume Inc. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
23. "Terror Up the Dance Floor!". Natsume Inc. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
24. Sahdev, Ishaan (2012-02-08). "Gabrielle's Monster Match Grooves To The Beat Of A Puzzle Game". Siliconera. Gamurs. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
25. "Completely Customize Your Farm and Town!". Natsume Inc. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
26. "To Arms, Guardian Beasts!". Natsume Inc. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
27. "Programmed For Fun!". Natsume Inc. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
28. Sahdev, Ishaan (2013-05-13). "Natsume Aren't Done With Gabrielle's Ghostly Groove Yet". Siliconera. Gamurs. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
29. "HOOK, LINE, AND THINKER!". Natsume Inc. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
30. "A Tale of Life, Love, and Friendship!". Natsume Inc. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
31. "Journey to the legendary Alcao!". Natsume Inc. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
32. "Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley – Home". Natsume Inc. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
33. "Open For Business!". Natsume Inc. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
34. "Start Your Engines!". Natsume Inc. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
35. "TAKE YOUR CITY BACK, BRAVE HERO!". Natsume Inc. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
36. "Harvest Moon: Seeds of Memories – Home". Natsume Inc. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
37. "Harvest Moon: Skytree Village – Home". Natsume Inc. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
38. "Big Trouble in River City!". Natsume Inc. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
39. "King of the Beach!". Natsume Inc. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
40. "SHOOTOUT AT HIGH NOON!". Natsume Inc. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
41. "Light the Way!". Natsume Inc. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
42. "Will You Be the Island's Light of Hope?". Natsume Inc. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
43. "Kunio Goes Medieval!". Natsume Inc. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
44. "A Trip to Remember!". Natsume Inc. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
45. "Multiplayer Farming Mayhem!". Natsume Inc. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
46. "Protect the Cosmos!". Natsume Inc. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
47. "Welcome to the World of Arkanys!". Natsume Inc. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
48. "WARNING!! A HUGE TANK BATTLE IN NEW PANGEA!". Natsume Inc. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
49. "A Harvest Moon with Global Appeal!". Natsume Inc. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
50. "The Adventures of Pocky and Rocky Continue!". Natsume Inc. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
51. "Explore the Amazing World of Anthos!". Natsume Inc. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
52. "Harvest Moon: Home Sweet Home announced for iOS, Android". Gematsu. 2024-05-29. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
53. "Reel Fishing: Days of Summer announced for PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Switch, and PC". Gematsu. 2024-02-27. Retrieved 2024-05-29.

External links

• Official Natsume Inc. website